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Women's Basketball Takes Six-Game Winning Streak To Monmouth On Saturday
Quinnipiac University Bobcats
(16-5, 8-2 NEC) vs.
Monmouth University Hawks (12-9, 7-3 NEC)
Saturday, February 4, 2012 – 7:00 p.m.
Multipurpose Activity Center – West Long Branch,
N.J.
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Bobcats Looks For
Seventh-Straight Win
The Quinnipiac University women’s basketball
team(16-5, 8-2 NEC) looks to improve its season-best six-game
winning streak as it travels to Monmouth University (12-9, 7-3 NEC)
on Saturday, Feb. 4. The Bobcats face the Northeast Conference foe
for the first time this season at 3 p.m. at the Multipurpose
Athletic Center in West Long Branch, N.J. Both teams enter Saturday
after picking up league victories on Monday night.
Multimedia
Live stats, audio and video of Saturday’s contest
will be available by clicking on the appropriate links on the
Quinnipiac women’s basketball schedule at
www.QuinnipiacBobcats.com. Fans can listen to the game live on
AM-1220 WQUN radio with Bob Mortali and Bob Tipson.
Scouting The Hawks
Monmouth currently stands at 12-9 on the year and 7-3 in
conference play which puts the Hawks at third in the league
standings, a spot behind Quinnipiac. In their most recent outing,
the Hawks defeated Central Connecticut State, 59-56, on Jan. 30.
Prior to a 55-49 loss at Bryant the week earlier, Monmouth won
eight consecutive games to go 7-1 during the month of
January. The Hawks post a 7-2 record at the MAC, but are 3-7
on the road this season. MU is led by Alysha Womack who averages a
team-high 13.2 points per game, while Alexis Canady leads the Hawks
in rebounds per game (6.0). Abby Martin is the only other Hawk
averaging double figures, besides Womack, with 11.2 points per
outing. Martin has compiled a team-leading 19 blocks, while Canady
has made 27 steals on the year. Overall, the Hawks currently
average 60.3 ppg and 38.2 rpg, while shooting 37.5 percent from the
floor.
All-Time Against Monmouth
Saturday marks the 28th meeting between Quinnipiac and
Monmouth, with the Hawks leading the all-time series, 14-13. The
Bobcats are 6-7 at home and 7-6 on the road against the Hawks,
while losing one match-up at a neutral site. QU has also met
Monmouth in four NEC Quarterfinal contests, posting a 1-3 mark in
tournament play. MU leads the series, 3-2, in games played at the
TD Bank Sports Center. Last year, the Hawks won two out of
three meetings with QU, including a 55-36 NEC Tournament
first-round win at the MAC on March 5.
Last Time Out
Quinnipiac won its sixth straight game to improve to 8-2
in the NEC and maintain its second-place standing in the league as
it cruised past Mount St. Mary’s, 89-73, at home on Monday
night. Twelve Bobcats added to the scoreboard, including six in
double digits, led by Felicia Barron with a team-high 19 points. QU
outshot the Mountaineers with a 58.2 field-goal percentage on the
night.
National Standings
As of Jan. 30, Quinnipiac improved to 56th in the RPI
Rankings, its best of the 2011-12 season, after compiling
back-to-back wins last week. The Bobcats’ standing in the
national rankings leads all NEC opponents. Last week, QU was
positioned in the 58th slot.
QU Gives Out Pointers
Quinnipiac posted a season-best final point total, 89
points, in its win over Mount St. Mary’s on Monday night. The
Bobcats have won each of their last four games by double figures
and have recorded at least 71 points in each of their last six
outings. The team has also earned four wins this year by scoring at
least 80 points, all during the month of January.
Offensive Threats
For the first time this year, six Bobcats recorded double figures
in scoring against the Mount on Monday evening at the TD Bank
Sports Center. Felicia Barron made the largest impact with a
team-high 19 points, making it her eighth consecutive appearance
with double figures in the scoring column. The 5-7 guard has
recorded double digits in all but two games this year.
Dishing Out Dimes
The Bobcats tallied a season-high 24 assists against the
Mountaineers on Monday. Freshman Shaina Earle led Quinnipiac in
assists with a career-best six on the night.
Shooting For The Stars
Quinnipiac posted their second-best performance of the
year in terms of shooting percentage as they finished 32-of-55
attempts from the floor (.582).
QU Athlete Of The
Month
Junior Felicia Barron was recently named Quinnipiac Athlete of the
Month for January after leading the Bobcats to a 7-1 mark during
the month. The Springfield, Mass. native led all Bobcats with an
average of 19 ppg and 26.8 minutes per outing, while she made 3.6
steals per contest to maintain her NCAA lead in steals (4.6 spg).
Barron also averaged 2.1 assists and 2.0 rebounds during January,
while shooting 46.3 percent from the floor.
Weekly Honors
Felicia Barron won her third Choice Hotels NEC Player of
the Week honor on Jan. 31 after leading QU in back-to-back NEC wins
against Mount St. Mary’s and Wagner over the weekend. Barron
also was selected by College Sports Madness, a collegiate athletics
website, as the NEC Player of the Week on Monday, Jan. 30 for the
second time this year. The 5-7 guard was honored by the website
earlier in the season as Mid-Major Player of the Week.
Seeing Double
Sophomore forward Brittany McQuain picked up her ninth
double-double of the year and 16th of her career with 10 points and
a game-high 13 rebounds against the Wagner Seahawks on Saturday.
McQuain currently ranks in the top-25 of the NCAA in
double-doubles.
The Bobcats’ Bench
The Bobcats’ bench remains an important asset to
their scoring abilities as at least 10 student-athletes have scored
in each of Quinnipiac’s last four outings.
Stealing Streaks
QU’s Felicia Barron continues to rule the nation in
steals per game (4.6) as she’s led the Bobcats’ efforts
to lead the league with 10.7 steals per game. Barron’s
career-high 12-steal performance against Bryant is tied at first in
the NCAA standings for individual game-highs. Overall, Barron has
made at least one steal in all 21 games this year and has compiled
96 steals on the year, which breaks the QU Division I Single-Season
record for steals. Erin Kerner previously led the category with 78
steals during the 2005-06 season.
What’s Ahead For The
Bobcats
Quinnipiac continues league play on the road when it
travels to face Fairleigh Dickinson on Monday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. The
Bobcats will then take on Central Connecticut State in back-to-back
outings as a part of the NEC’s rivalry week. QU will first
play at CCSU on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. before hosting the Blue
Devils on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m.
Contact: Lindsay Oliveri, lmoliveri@quinnipiac.edu
